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One Island East

One Island East
港島東中心
One Island East 201302.jpg
General information
Status Complete
Type Office
Location 18 Westlands Road, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°17′09.8″N 114°12′48.1″E / 22.286056°N 114.213361°E / 22.286056; 114.213361Coordinates: 22°17′09.8″N 114°12′48.1″E / 22.286056°N 114.213361°E / 22.286056; 114.213361
Construction started 2006
Completed 2008
Cost HK$2,000,000,000
Height
Architectural 298 metres (978 ft)
Top floor 281.2 m (923 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 69 (plus 2 level of basement)
Floor area 144,426 m2 (1,554,590 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators 37
Design and construction
Architect Wong & Ouyang
Developer Swire Properties
Main contractor Gammon Construction
References

One Island East (Chinese: 港島東中心), is a supertall skyscraper in Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

The skyscraper is a commercial office building, rising 298.35 m (979 ft) and has 69 storeys plus two levels of basement. There is a sky lobby on the 37th and 38th floors. In addition, there are 28 high-speed passenger lifts, six high-speed shuttle lifts between Main (G - 1/F) and Sky (37 - 38/F) lobbies, one passenger lift between the main lobby and basement carpark and two service lifts.

One Island East was built under the first use of the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance (Cap 545), exercised by Swire in 2000. Part of the site was previously occupied by Melbourne Industrial Building (23-floor industrial building demolished 2005) and Aik San Factory Building (22-floor industrial building demolished 2005) which were acquired by the developer in 2002 and 2001 respectively.

Swire Properties has its head office on the 64th floor.

On 7 August 2008, within two hours of the hoisting of strong wind signal No.8 due to tropical storm Kammuri, some window panes of One Island East were shattered, sending shards of glass across the street and damaging the windows of four flats at Westlands Court. There were no injuries.

One Island East 1F Grand Lobby

37F Sky Lobby

38F Sky Lobby


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